Live by your core values, without exception. Because any one exception will undermine those values for everyone.

It’s not just you; enabling autonomy is hard for all founders.

After you have articulated the vision, break it down into clear expectations for each individual. Done right, this will create autonomy.

The vision for your startup needs to come out of your head and be articulated to you company.

SpringTime partner, Jeff Gardner, released a new book, “Love Your People” that shares his insights through years of successful startup growth, turnarounds, and exits.

Why would Tom self-fund or limit fundraising if he could? It can distract from the business

Stacking SAFEs gets messy, vs. priced rounds that clean cap tables. And having more investors can benefit you because they can make introductions to other investors.

Two common mistakes: trying to tell everything in the first meeting, and not finding your painkiller solution.

If the CEO’s job is to fundraise, what do you do when the best fundraiser on your team isn’t the CEO? What iink did was change CEOs.

Despite not having a network of wealthy people that could invest in his startup, Tom built that network himself, leveraging service providers, LinkedIn, and highly customized emails.